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This aerial photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 17, 2022. Japan's government has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to “around spring or summer,' indicating a delay from the initial target of this spring, factoring into the progress of a release tunnel and the need to gain public support.
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Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C.
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State Lawmakers Propose Power Grid Protections After Attacks
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Oil to Cut 10M Barrels
That is a tenth of the global supply.
April 13, 2020
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Pandemic Triggers Sharp Drop in Emissions
The Energy Department expects the largest decline in fossil fuel emissions in decades.
April 8, 2020
This Dec. 12, 2018, file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles. The Trump administration is rolling back tough Obama-era mileage standards and gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts to slow climate change. The administration released its relaxed mileage rules Tuesday.
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Trump Rolls Back Mileage Standards
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Toxic Superfund Cleanups Decline to More Than 30-Year Low
The Trump administration completed the fewest cleanups of toxic Superfund sites last year than any administration since the program’s first years in the 1980s.
February 21, 2020
In this June 28, 2016, file photo, a customer puts gas in their vehicle in Miami.
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Administration Proposes Increased Mileage Standard
Fuel economy standards would increase 1.5% per year — far less than the 5% annual increase mandated by the Obama administration.
January 24, 2020
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Next-Gen Factory-Built Nuclear Reactor Gets Permit
The small modular reactor will received the first permit in the country.
December 20, 2019
In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, early morning traffic at a standstill on Interstate 5 in Portland, Ore.
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Report Finds EPA Rushed to Clear Super-Polluting Truck
The current administration rushed to exempt a type of super-polluting cargo truck.
December 6, 2019
In this Nov. 30, 2017 photo, boats are shown moored in the Anclote River near the old Stauffer chemical plant site in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Hundreds of the nation's most polluted places are at an increasing risk of spreading contamination beyond their borders by more frequent storms and rising seas. Sixty percent of U.S. Superfund sites are in danger from weather extremes like hurricanes or wildfires, and the Trump administration’s reluctance to acknowledge and plan for climate change is hurting chances of safeguarding them, according to a government watchdog.
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Climate Imperils 60% of Superfund Sites
2 million people in the U.S. live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites in areas prone to flooding or vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change.
November 18, 2019
In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. The Trump administration is proposing easing more Obama-era protections on contaminants from coal-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a proposal Monday overhauling a 2015 rule on release of contaminated wastewater from power plants. The EPA says the change will save $175 million annually in compliance costs.
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EPA Relaxes More Pollution Rules
President Donald Trump has embraced a series of regulatory breaks and boosts sought by the coal and utility industries.
November 5, 2019
In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, downtown Los Angeles is shrouded in early morning coastal fog and smog.
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Automakers Side with Trump in Fight with CA
The battle is centered on if California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards.
October 29, 2019
In this Oct. 22 photo, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to members of the media following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Schumer Proposes $462B Gas for Electric Car Swap
Schumer said the "proposal to bring clean cars to all of America" would be a key part of climate legislation by Senate Democrats.
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Trump's Windmill Hatred Worries Industry Leaders
Wind power industry leaders fear that the federal government, under President Trump, may be pulling back from years of encouragement for climate-friendly wind.
September 30, 2019
In this Thursday, April 18, 2019, file photo, a sign for the Department of Justice hangs in the press briefing room at the Justice Department, in Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting an antitrust investigation of four automakers that have signed on with California in a deal to toughen tailpipe emissions standards. In July, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW reached a deal with California to abide by standards that are tougher than those preferred by the Trump administration. The standards are closely linked with fuel economy requirements.
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Trump's CA Regulatory Battle Begins
The outcome of the fight will make or break Trump's effort to relax Obama-era mileage standards nationwide.
September 9, 2019
President Donald Trump talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Washington.
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Trump to Challenge CA on Mileage
Administration moves to rescind authority that Congress granted probably would end up in court.
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